Tadeusz Kijonka
Tadeusz Bolesław Kijonka (born November 10, 1936 in Wodzisław Śląski , Poland , † June 30, 2017 in Katowice ) was a Polish poet , journalist , dramaturge and politician .
Career
Tadeusz Bolesław Kijonka was born in 1936 in Radlin II , a district of Wodzisław Śląski . His childhood was overshadowed by the Second World War . He moved to Katowice in 1954, where he lived most of his life in the Brynów district . In 1960 he graduated from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow with a degree in Polish Studies . From 1967 to 2013 he worked as a dramaturge at the Silesian Opera .
Kijonka also pursued a political career. Between 1985 and 1991 he was a member of the Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza (PZPR) in the Sejm ( IX and X electoral terms ), one of the two chambers of the Polish National Assembly . In the 1990 elections, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Sejm again, although he stood for the Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL). Kijonka was a member of Bronisław Komorowski's Support Committee prior to the 2010 and 2015 presidential elections.
In 1992 he founded the Upper Silesian Literature Society ( Polish : Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Literackie ), of which he was chairman. From the founding of Śląsk magazine in 1995, he worked there continuously as editor-in-chief until 2013 .
Kijonka died in Katowice at the end of June 2017 at the age of 80. On July 4, 2017, he was buried in the cemetery on Ulica Francuska (German: French Street ) in Katowice.
Literary work
He made his debut as a writer in 1955 in the Polish regional newspaper Trybuna Śląska . Kijonka wrote a triptych with the title Konstantynopol Mickiewicza. It was about Adam Mickiewicz , the most important of the Three Bards of Polish Romanticism , who lived during the 19th century when there was no Polish nation-state. For his article he took first place in a literary student competition on the occasion of the Mickiewicz year. The importance of Kijonka in Polish literature was highlighted by other writers, including by Andrzej Krzysztof Waskiewicz , Krzysztof Mętrak , Sergiusz Sterna-Wachowiak , Tadeusz Kłak , Bronisław Maj , Michał Sprusiński , Marian Kisiel , Anna Wegrzyniak and Krystyna Heska-Kwaśniewicz .
His works are repeatedly dominated by Silesian motifs, but also by romantic actions, patriotism to his Polish homeland as well as references to painful events in Polish history and the presence of ancient motifs. His poems often deal with his childhood in Radlin II.
The book Światy poetyckie by Tadeusz Sierny and Marian Kisiel is dedicated to him.
Works
- Witraże (Katowice, 1959)
- Rzeźba w czarnym drzewie (Katowice, 1967)
- Kamień i dzwony ( Warsaw , 1975)
- Pod Akropolem (Warsaw, 1979)
- Śnieg za śniegiem (Warsaw, 1981)
- Poezja wybrane (Warsaw, 1982)
- Czas zamarły (Warsaw, 1991 and Katowice, 2011)
- Echa: wiersze (Katowice, 1992)
- Siostry ( Pszczyna , 1992)
- Labirynty - Pięć poematów polskich (Katowice, 1993)
- Z mojego brzegu - Liryki i monologi miłosne (wybór) (Katowice, 1995)
- Czas, miejsca i słowa - Wybór wierszy (Katowice, 2013)
- 44 sonety brynowskie with pictures by Jerzy Duda-Gracz (Katowice, 2014)
- Słowo w słowo ( Mikołów , 2015)
Awards
- after 1967: Andrzej Bursa Prize for his work "Rzeźba w czarnym drzewie"
- after 1975: Stanisław Piętak Prize for his work "Kamień i dzwony"
- before 1988: Order Polonia Restituta (class: Knights)
- 1988: Order of Polonia Restituta (Class: Officer)
- 1988: Karol Miarka Prize
- 1997: Order of Polonia Restituta (class: Commander with a star)
- 2002: Wojciech Korfanty Prize from Związek Górnośląski
- 2005: Silesian Culture Prize of the State of Lower Saxony
- 2006: Gloria Artis Medal for Cultural Merit (Class: Bronze Medal)
- after 2006: Gloria Artis Medal for Cultural Merit (Class: Silver Medal)
- 2012: Silesian emerald
- 2014: Award from the Polish Minister for Culture and National Heritage (MKiDN) Bogdan Zdrojewski in recognition of his "invaluable services to Polish culture"
- 2015: Orpheus Prize - a Polish literary prize that has been awarded since 2012 - for his work "44 sonety brynowskie"
literature
- The Silesian poet Tadeusz Kijonka was 70 years old , ksiazki.wp.pl, April 23, 2010
- Anna Wietrzyk: Dead of Tadeusz Kijonka - Silesian poet, writer and journalist , Polska Agencja Prasowa, July 30, 2017
- Marta Odziomek: Dead of Tadeusz Kijonka - The Silesian poet and publicist died on Friday morning , katowice.wyborcza.pl, June 30, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tadeusz Kijonka , e-teatr.pl
- ^ Bronisław Komorowski's support committee ( memento of March 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), onet.pl, May 10, 2010
- ^ Former and current members of the Bronisław Komorowski Support Committee , dziennik.pl, March 26, 2015
- ↑ Upper Silesian Literature Studies - Tadeusz Kijonka ( Memento from December 21, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ^ The triptych as a narrative form , triedere.com
- ↑ Awarding of the Karol Miarka Prize ( Memento of October 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), slaskie.pl
- ^ MP z 1998 r. No. 5, poz. 58
- ↑ Winner of the Wojciecha Korfantego Prize , zwiazekg.type.pl, June 17, 2011
- ↑ Presentation of the Silesian Culture Prize , encyklopediateatru.pl
- ↑ Tadeusz Kijonka “44 sonety brynowskie” , orfeusz-nagroda.pl.
Web links
- Tadeusz Kijonka on the orka.sejm.gov.pl website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kijonka, Tadeusz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kijonka, Tadeusz Bolesław (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish poet, journalist, dramaturge and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wodzisław Śląski , Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 2017 |
| Place of death | Katowice , Poland |